SOOOOOOOOOOOOO im sooo sorry that it took me SOOOO long to update, i was having a little bit of writers block, then when i knew how to start it, i didnt have the time to write it. so i sat my butt down, and i made myself write it till i finished this chapter, for all of you who haave reviewed my past chapters, i thank you greatly. you are the reason why i continue to update this story. so here is chapter nine ! hope you all enjoy it! and dont forget to R&R ! 3


Chapter Nine

Inuyasha sniffed the air around him, he was not sure where he was at first, but the sweet sense of lilies and roses mixed, he smiled when he recognized it as Kagome. He popped one eye open, and sure enough there lay Kagome banged up and bruised, he clenched his teeth at the thought of Kikyo and her whorey little buddies harming an innocent girl for fun. He was ripped from his thoughts when Kagome winced in her dream. He looked down at her laying on his chest, she was so beautiful, yet had been through so much, and had the scars to prove it. "Kagome.." he whispered so soft only dogs could hear.

"Little brother, please tell me that you have slept." Sesshomaru said leaning on the doorway.

Inuyasha looked up startled, "I just woke up, I never realized how much I missed sleeping." He said with a soft laugh, as to not wake up the girl in his arms.

Sesshomaru nodded, "Have you told her yet?"

Inuyasha looked up again at his older brother, before wiggling his way out of Kagomes' arms, "Told her what exactly." Inuyasha looked confused.

"That you are a Hanyou?" Sesshomaru could see that Kagome was stirring awake, from the corner of his eye.

Inuyasha looked down in shame. "No, I don't know how to. She knows that you are a demon. But that's all she knows."

Kagome opened her eyes, and was about to ask for Inuyasha, but turned her head slightly and saw and heard Inuyasha and Sesshomaru talking.

"Little brother, if she doesn't care that I am a demon, I highly doubt that she wont care that you are not a full breed." Sesshomaru said a little quieter.

"Well Kagome is different, and what am I suppose to say, 'hey Kagome, guess what I'm half-demon.' Oh yeah that will go over well." Inuyasha said starting to pace, unaware that Kagome was hearing and seeing everything. "She would probably spit at me, and never want to see me again, well she probably doesn't even want to see me after what happened last night, me … a father ?"

Kagomes heart broke a little with that last part, but she closed her eyes and smiled. "You will make a great dad, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha spun around. "Kagome?!" he turned around to Sesshomaru who had a smile on his face, he pointed to the cafeteria before leaving. Inuyasha turned around again, and looked at Kagome.

"Yeah, and I don't care if you are half-demon, you are still the same person, to me." She said opening her eyes, and looking into golden ones. "I'm gonna take a guess and say that you're mom was human."

Inuyasha walked over to the bed, and grabbed the chair beside to sit down, he took her bruised hand into his own, "Yeah, Sesshomaru and I are half-brothers, Sesshomaru's mom died along time ago, and our father then fell in love with a human, my mother."

Kagome nodded, "See when you told me that Sess, was a demon, that got me thinking, you look like a human to me, but I'm stumped, I dont get it."

Inuyasha let go of her hand gently, and removed the silver ring on his middle finger, in an instant his ears were replaced by two furry pointed ears on the top of his head, and his teeth and claws grew. Inuyasha winced, and turned his head, "why did I just do that !?" he grabbed the ring off of the bed and was about to put it on before he could look at Kagome again. He stopped when he felt his ear twitch, heard a giggle, and then felt soft fingers touching his ear. He turned his head back to Kagome.

She had a huge smile on her face, she looked into his eyes. "They're sooo cute!" she exclaimed.

Inuyasha smiled, "Good to know that you aren't afraid of me." He said without thinking.

Kagome removed her hand, "I just told you, you are still the same person that I know, you haven't changed in my eyes" she said seriously before giggling, "Aside from these cute little ears that is." Kagome giggled again, touching the tips of them again softly before lowering her arm. "Why hide yourself Inuyasha?" She said with a look of confusion on her face.

Inuyasha glanced at her then placed the ring back on. "When I was a kid, I used to come home from school black and blue from beatings, the one day I came home bleeding from the arm, and she was scared for my life, so she had this protection ring for me, so I would fit in better at school." Inuyasha lowered his head, only to be held up again by Kagome's hand. "You don't need to protect yourself like that anymore." She smiled.

Before Inuyasha could say anything, they turned their heads when Kagome's name was called. "Kagome!" Sango smiled, as she ran to the opposite side of the room.

Kagome smiled. "Hey you, wheres your lover?" she giggled.

Sango glared at her, "Funny, Miroku is bringing something up for you."

Kagome's smile widened when she saw Miroku walk into to the room, with something behind his back. "Hey girlie, thought you would love some company." He said before revealing a small stuffed white dog.

"Awe you guys, thanks for bringing him." Kagome outstretched her arm and Miroku handed her the pup.

Kagome looked over at a confused Inuyasha. "Miroku and Sango bought this for me when I was in the hospital a few years back, when Kikyo broke my arm." She hugged the small dog.

Inuyasha smiled at her innocence, but growled at the mention of Kikyo. "Cute, what's his name?"

Kagome looked down at the animal, "I haven't really given him a name yet." She paused looking between the dog and Inuyasha. "Kinda looks like you," She laughed. "Inu. That will be his name." Kagome held the dog up against Inuyasha, when he chuckled, he looked at Miroku, "Miroku you can close your mouth, I told her." He said standing up from the chair, and walking over to his cousin.

Miroku blinked a few times. "You told her, but you never told anyone other then family." "he must care a lot about her, to tell her that hes half-demon." He walked over to Inuyasha and patted him on the back. "Good for you man."

Sango looked at Kagome, then Inuyasha and then finally at her boyfriend. "What are we talking about here?" She said confused beyond confusion.

Inuyasha chuckled, and took off the ring. "I'm half-demon."

Sango smiled and exclaimed. "They're sooo cute!" she pointed to the ears on his head.

Inuyasha laughed "That's what Kagome said."

Kagome interrupted, "They are!"

All four of them laughed.

Sesshomaru reentered the room, this time with Rin. "Anyone hungry for some good ol' fashion cafeteria food?" He carted in a small cart filled with many different foods from the hospital menu.

Kagome's stomache growled, and all six of them laughed. "I guess I could go for some food."

They were all having a grand old time, talking about different things, nothing to involve the past events of course, when Sesshomaru sent a glare towards his half-brother.

"Shes here." he mouthed to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha nodded, and stood up. "I'll be right back."

Kagome looked at the empty space where he stood moments before. 'what's going on?' she thought to herself, while taking a spoonful of green jello.

--- with Inuyasha ---

"What are you doing here!?" A furious Inuyasha exclaimed to the young wolf standing feet away from him.

"Well Inu-baby. What kind of question is that!? I came to see my fiancé of course." Ayame explained.

"I'm not going to marry you." he said flatly.

"You are, you are the father of my child after all." She countered.

Inuyasha clenched his fists, controlling his anger. Before he could say anything.

"I think you should leave Ayame." Sesshomaru said placing a strong hand on his brothers shoulder.

Ayame pouted. "But I want to stay."

"No one wants you here!" Inuyasha said forcefully.

Tears formed in Ayame's eyes.

"We are busy at the moment, and there are only a certain amount of visitors allowed for one patient. And we are at that limit, so I have to ask you to leave." Sesshomaru lied.

"Fine. But I will be waiting at your house Inu-baby." She said turning and walking away before anyone could say anything else.

Inuyasha gritted his teeth forcefully. "God she makes me so angry!" He screamed.

"Calm yourself dear brother, she's always been this way, and we got rid of her before, who says we cant do it again." Sesshomaru reminded him. "Let's get back." He finished walking towards Kagomes room.

Inuyasha sighed. "Okay."

When they re-entered the room everyone was in a fit of laughter, Miroku was on the ground, Sango hunched over a chair, Kagome holding her sides and wincing so often.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both looked at each other with looks of confusion. Inuyasha took another step in the room and cleared his throat. "What is so funny?"

Miroku coughed and sat up straight. "Rin has a picture of you and Sesshomaru when you were little pups, sharing a bath." He said trying to regain his composure.

Rin looked up with puppy dog eyes. "I had to lighten the mood somehow, and this picture is too cute!" She exclaimed.

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha both went red as cherries. "Rin!" Inuyasha shouted.

Sesshomaru ran over and snatched the picture out from his wifes little hands. "I told you not to keep that picture."

Rin looked down, "Sorry Sessy."

Kagome looked up, she composed herself completely, readjusting herself on her bed. "Don't apologize Rin. It was a cute picture, and they are just embarrassed.

Inuyasha completely ignoring Kagome's words, walked over to her bedside. "How are you feeling Kags?"

Kagome looked up at the man standing beside her bed, she could see the hurt in his eyes. She looked towards the window, "I'm feeling 90 percent better, thanks."

'Well thats good to hear.' Inuyasha

"So are you feeling up to going to his show tonight?" Sesshomaru chirped.

Inuyasha glared at his brother. "She's still in pain Sess."

Kagome touched Inuyasha's arm slightly. "I'll go for sure!" She smiled. She then turned to her best friend. "Sango, can you help me get ready tonight?"

Sango stood up and saluted, "Yes ma'am." The girls laughed.

"Can I help too?" Rin exclaimed.

Kagome and Sango both looked at each other, and in unison shouted. "OF COURSE!"

The men in the room looked at one another, and sloowly backed out of the room.

Later that night –

"Wow Kagome, you look great, even when you have a broken leg." Miroku laughed when he saw the girls enter the back door of the club.

Kagome blushed a little. "Thanks, Wanna sign the cast?"

Miroku laughed "Did you even have to ask? Hell I brought my own marker" He pulled out the purple marker from his back pocket.

Sango laughed as she helped Rin take her coat off.

Miroku finished writing, put the cap on his marker and turned to his girlfriend, and Rin. "And you lovely ladies look beautiful too." He said pushing his bangs out of his face.

Sango kissed his cheek and laughed. "Such a ladies man."

Miroku joined in her laughter, sliding his arm around her waist, whispered. "But only one lady has my heart."

Rin and Kagome both blushed and Rin squealed, "AWEEE sooo cute!"

Kagome laughed and used her crutches to get past them. "Where are the other guys?"

Miroku turned to her, "Inuyashas getting ready to go on, Sesshomaru is getting our seats ready, and Ayame is getting drinks.

Kagome's smile disappeared, "Ayame is here." She stated, not wanting anyone to answer her.

Sango punched his arm, "Ass."

Sango, Rin took their place at either side of Kagome, and walked away, leaving Miroku behind, rubbing his sore arm mumbling to himself. 'shit.'

With Inuyasha –

Inuyasha paced his dressing room. "God why does she have to show up. Just when I was planning on singing for her.

-knock knock-

"Come in." Inuyasha said as he grabbed his guitar and started tuning it.

"Little brother." Sesshomaru stated as he walked over to the mirror.

"What?" Inuyasha said still not taking his eyes off his hands.

"Sing for her. Don't mind Ayame. I will take care of her." Was all Sesshomaru said before leaving the room once again.

Inuyasha finally looked up. "I will." He got up and walked in the direction of the stage.

With the others –

Kagome and the others were sitting around the square table, laughing. Sesshomaru walked up to the table, and took his seat next to Rin.

"Where were you?" Rin asked softly.

"Dressing room." Was all he said.

"So where is Ayame, I haven't seen her yet tonight." Kagome stated not really caring for an answer, ' probably in the dressing room with Inuyasha.' ugh. Just thinking those thoughts made her blood boil. She tightened her fists in her lap, while placing a fake smile on her face.

Everyone noticed the falseness in her voice, and face instantly, but no one said anything.

Sesshomaru looked at her. "She won't be joining us tonight." He said flatly.

Before anyone could say anything, the lights dimmed, and the stage lights were on.

Sitting on a stool in the center of the stage, was Inuyasha. His head down, when the lights hit him, he pulled his head up. "How is everyone tonight?" He asked, waiting to hear from the audience. Everyone shouted random responses. He smiled. "Thats great to hear."

"HOW ARE YOU!?" Someone shouted from the crowd.

"How am I?" He paused. "Well, I've had a few odd past days, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. I've met someone, someone that I've grown to care for a lot actually." He paused again, waiting for the 'oohs' and 'aws' to finish. He smiled and continued. "The only thing is, things have happened, to make me unsure of how she feels. So the other night, I was thinking of her and our situation. And this song came to me. So this song, is a new one, and its for her." He finished. He looked at the table where his friends and family sat, he looked at Kagome, only to notice her head down. He sighed and begun to strum the intro.

Every time I think
I'm closer to the heart
Of what it means to know just who I am
I think I've finally found
A better place to start
But no one ever seems to understand

Inuyasha opened his eyes, and searched the crowed for her. He spotted her, still with her head down. He continued playing and singing, feeling the words and the rhythm.

I need to try to get to where you are
Could it be you're not that far?

You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you
Oh, yeah
Yeah, yeah

Kagome listened to the words that he sang, could it be that he was singing to her. She hoped so. She looked at him, tears of confusion her in eyes, there was no doubts in her heart now, she was falling in love with this man, even if he was gonna be a father, and a husband to another woman. She couldn't help these feelings.

You're the remedy
I'm searching hard to find
To fix the puzzle that I see inside
Painting all my dreams
The color of your smile
When I find you
It will be all right


I need to try to get to where you are
Could it be you're not that far?

You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you

Been feeling lost
Can't find the words to say
Spending all my time
Stuck in yesterday
Where you are
Is where I wanna be
Oh, next to you
And you next to me
Oh, I need to find you, yeah

Inuyasha kept his eyes on her the entire time, thinking of how he found the one that made him feel complete, made him feel like he could be himself with no care in the world. She looked up, and their eyes met. She had tears in her eyes, and he couldn't make out if they were tears of joy, or pain.

You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
(I need to find you)
I gotta find you
(Yeah, yeah)
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you
(I gotta find you)

You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you
(I need to find you)
I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you
I gotta find you
Yeah, yeah
I gotta find you

(JOE JONAS - GOTTA FIND YOU)

He finished the song, and looked at her once again. 'I finally found you.' He smiled, "Thank you everyone." He waited for everyone to finish applauding, half of them stood up and were clapping with their hands above their heads. "We are gonna take a quick break, and we will be back in 5 minutes." He went behind the curtains, and appeared at the side door, walked over to the table of comrades.

"Hey everyone!" He shouted.

They all jumped up and laughed. "HEY!" Sango screamed, "That was a really great song!"

Inuyasha blushed. "Thanks." He looked at Kagome, and noticed her cast almost covered with messages, then he noticed the marker laying on the table. "Can I write something on your cast?" He asked shyly.

Kagome blushed "Sure."

He bent down and looked at all the messages scrawled out. 'love you lots Kags – Sango', ' my brothers angel- Sesshomaru.' He growled a little at that one. 'be our pups godmother?- Rin' He laughed. 'bestfriends forever Kags, love you – Miroku.', 'WE LOVE YOU – mom, dad, souta.' He smiled at all the messages that they left. He pondered what he would write and smiled brightly when he thought of it. He printed as neat as he could. 'the true feelings of music. - Inuyasha … I found you.'


there you have it, the next chapter in their life. SOOOO tell me what you think :):) LOVE YOU ALL :D

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-T.B-